Heading north for the summer of 2015

We will be spending the summer in Hayward Wisconsin at the Hayward KOA RV Park.  We will be one of 42 employees at this big campground.  Kathie will work in the office/store and Terry will be working in the maintenance department doing whatever they need him to do!  http://haywardcamping.com/index.php

We have been looking forward to getting back “on the road again”, heading north but not the part about driving through the “tornado alley” part of the country. We have been keeping a close eye on the weather forecast and decided to start the trip north earlier than we planned.  We are thankful that we had a great “window” of weather. We had some light moisture the first couple of days then had no rain and some sun the rest of the trip! There was a little wind the last day. 

"On the road again...."

Looks like Terry is more focused when driving!

One night we stayed in Peculiar, Missouri!  We had never heard of it!  It is about 30 miles south of Kansas City.  What a cute small town!  It has one of the last few 3 legged water towers.  Here is the link to the question we all have….  How did the town get its name?  http://www.cityofpeculiar.com/pView.aspx?id=6747&catid=587

Another night we stayed in Clear Lake, Iowa at the Oakwood RV Park.  (Clear Lake is about 150 miles south of Minneapolis, MN.) What a NICE and friendly park.  They even sold yard eggs from the chickens they have here at the campground!  WOW!  They had an old phone booth that now holds wires for the WIFI setup!

Phone booth that houses WIFI wires!

Do you know what Clear Lake, Iowa is famous for?  Without using google, try to think of it.  I will give the answer at the bottom of this post!  We asked for a recommendation for dinner that night and ate at the Half Moon Inn Restaurant & Lounge.  Delightful experience and yummy food at a local place!  What a special small town this is, right on the big Clear Lake.  www.ClearLakeIowa.com  

OK, OK did you get the answer to “What is Clear Lake, Iowa famous for? 

The answer is:  Home of the Surf Ballroom, site of Buddy Holly’s last concert on February 2, 1959.  Holly along with Ritchie Valens and JP “The Big Bopper” Richardson died in a plane crash north of Clear Lake following their performance at the Surf in the early morning hours of Feb 3.  The Surf Ballroom was designated as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Landmark and in in 2011 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places!